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General & world history

Paperback. Deals with human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. This title shows the surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and also features objects which characterise the world we live in today. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: HBG; JFCD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
Edition
01st Edition
SKU
9780241951774
ISBN
9780241951774
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.29

Hardback. The most famous airborne operation of German paratroopers came in Crete in 1941 when they captured the island but with such high casualties that Hitler would not allow another major drop. This book offers information on the paratroopers. Num Pages: 384 pages, 89 b/w photos & 33 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 744.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stackpole Books United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811705820
ISBN
9780811705820
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 23.81

Paperback. Their dispatches, which reported the war with the immediacy of real time, make up the core of this book. Num Pages: 256 pages, 24, 24 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; DNJ; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 231 x 21. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Maryland Historical Society United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780938420149
ISBN
9780938420149
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.76

Paperback. An accessible synthesis of the prescient best seller exploring seventeenth-century catastrophe and the impact of climate change Num Pages: 672 pages, 20 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 3JD; HBG; HBLL; RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300219364
ISBN
9780300219364
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.38

Hardback. Rev. George D. Byers, Presbyterian missionary at Kachek, Hainan island, China, was murdered by bandits in 1924. Based on American and British consular archives and those of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and members of the Hainan mission, this is the story of how Mrs. Byers and Mrs. Mabel Roys got the government and their church to take action. Series: Studies in Christianity in China. Num Pages: 199 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; HRCC9; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
199
Condition
New
SKU
V9780934223737
ISBN
9780934223737
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 110.82

Hardcover. aeo Comprises work from leading international scholars examining four major historical themes. aeo Includes several pieces translated into English for the first time. aeo Designed for student use with extensive editorial introduction and explanatory notes. Editor(s): Little, Lester; Rosenwein, Barbara H. Num Pages: 416 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HBAH; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 268 x 187 x 28. Weight in Grams: 940.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9781577180074
ISBN
9781577180074
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 143.46

Hardback. This book aims to advance our understanding of household and family religion in Mediterranean and West Asian antiquity, as opposed to state-sponsored or civic temple cults. The volume explores the new recognition that religious expression associated with household, family, and domicile is significant and must be investigated in a serious way. Editor(s): Bodel, John; Olyan, Saul M. Series: Ancient World: Comparative Histories. Num Pages: 346 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; HRAX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 169 x 24. Weight in Grams: 726.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
346
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405175791
ISBN
9781405175791
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.90

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Hampton Roads Publishing Co United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571746450
ISBN
9781571746450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 19.95

Paperback. Examines the evolution of the ideas and practices of benevolence, chiefly in the context of British imperialism, from the late 18th century onwards. This book offers a study of benevolence that avoids simple moralistic judgments while exploring a range of ethical, political, social, and cultural issues linked with benevolent pursuits and policies. Editor(s): Gilbert, Helen; Tiffin, Chris. Series: Philanthropic and Nonprofit Studies. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 236 x 17. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253219602
ISBN
9780253219602
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 22.91

Paperback. Presents the history of the world that condenses into its fragments radically altered visions of the significant events on the earth, and of the individuals who pass history from hand to hand in the official guidebooks. Translator(s): Fried, Mark. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 370.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
New
SKU
9781846272202
ISBN
9781846272202
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.45

Hardcover. Num Pages: 416 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 276 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2048.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
National Geographic Books United States
Edition
Fists
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792262060
ISBN
9780792262060
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 44.81

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 61. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBG; HBJD; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 654.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801440274
ISBN
9780801440274
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.26

Paperback. Volumes V, VI and VII complete the series of selections from the Smuts Papers. Volume V covers the period from 1919 to 1934. Num Pages: 632 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJF; 3JJG; 3JJH; HBG; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 32. Weight in Grams: 990.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521033688
ISBN
9780521033688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.12

Hardback. Series: Prehistory Monographs. Num Pages: 126 pages, 46 b/w figs, 4 plans, 47 b/w pls. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBG; HBLA; HDDA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 286 x 226 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Institute for Aegean Prehistory United States
Number of pages
126
Condition
New
SKU
V9781931534000
ISBN
9781931534000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 117.42

Paperback. A critical exploration of significant topics in modern Jewish history and thought. The author attempts to identify the main issues in the contemporary Jewish intellectual universe and to outline a larger, more synthetic understanding of contemporary Jewish existence. Num Pages: 328 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBTB; HRAX; HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780814746479
ISBN
9780814746479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.86

Paperback. Sex is beyond reason, and yet we constantly reason about it. So, too, did the peoples of Ancient Greece and Rome.This work considers how erotic experience is understood in classical texts, and what ethical and philosophical arguments are made about sex? Editor(s): Nussbaum, Martha C.; Sihvola, Juha. Num Pages: 464 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBG; HBLA; JFCX; JFSJ; VFVC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226609157
ISBN
9780226609157
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 37.29

Paperback. Num Pages: 116 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Adventures Unlimited Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780932813503
ISBN
9780932813503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.46

paperback. Illuminates a spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. This work explores topics including Jewish exegesis and problems of Old Testament interpretation and the relationship between the Bible and social, political, and institutional history. Editor(s): Steinmetz, David C. Series: Duke Monographs in Medieval & Renaissance Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822318491
ISBN
9780822318491
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 27.31

Paperback. Two interviews have been added to this second edition, in which Wiesel discusses religious faith in the face of evil and love, the moral responsibilities of Jews and non-Jews, the plight of the exiled, Jewish-Christian relations, antisemitism, and mystery and the ineffable. Translator(s): Rothschild, Jon; Gladding, Jody. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW; HRAB; HRAF; HRC; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 142 x 19. Weight in Grams: 299.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ of Notre Dame Pr
Edition
2nd Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268027582
ISBN
9780268027582
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.42

paperback. History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book .. until now. Author Emma Marriott pulls it all together, from the world's earliest civilizations to the founding of the United Nations in 1945, passing by the likes of Charlemagne, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean War, to name a few. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 164. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
O Mara Books Ltd.
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0021728
ISBN
9781782437079
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 10.00

paperback. All over Europe, from Westminster to Rouen, the cathedrals of the Middle Ages still stand. This book explores the world of the medieval master mason. How were these structures built when only primitive machinery was available? Who initiated and designed them? Who built and paid for them? Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 176 pages, 182 illustrations, 44 in colour. BIC Classification: 1D; 3H; 3JB; AMN; HBG; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
THAMES HUDSON
Condition
New
SKU
9780500300527
ISBN
9780500300527
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.99
€ 5.70

Hardback. Traces the emergence and development of the modern world from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. This title encompasses the nineteenth century from the revolutionary era of 1789 to the First World War. Num Pages: 396 pages, 8 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; HBG; HBLL; HBLW; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 31. Weight in Grams: 698.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
396
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520267602
ISBN
9780520267602
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.62
€ 53.22

Paperback. Information is broken down into manageable bite-sized chunks, refreshing your memory of all those things you once knew but have forgotten, and filling you in on the bits that the school syllabus didn't include. From building the pyramids in Egypt to the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything you used to know - and much that you didn't - is here. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 13. Weight in Grams: 166.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2023
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782434481
ISBN
9781782434481
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.10

paperback. Civilization is a constantly invoked term. It is used by both politicians and scholars. How useful, in fact, is this term? Civilization and Its Contents traces the origins of the concept in the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 240.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804750837
ISBN
9780804750837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.17

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